Ling Cooper Tang, formerly credited as Ling-Hsueh Tang, is a Chinese Australian actress. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece in the hospital drama TV series All Saints (1999-2002), and has starred in many TV series since, including the 2024 British adventure series Nautilus, as well as several films.
Ling Cooper Tang | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Ling-Hsueh Tang |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology (1995) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995 to present |
| Known for | All Saints Ghost Rider Son of the Mask Troppo |
Early life and education
editLing-Hsueh Tang studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology's[1] Academy of the Arts,[2] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) 1995.[3]
Career
editTang has been credited as Ling Cooper Tang since around 2016, according to IMDb.[4]
Television
editIn 1998 Tang appeared in Breakers.[1][2] She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama, which she played from 1999 to 2002.<ref">"Australian Television: All Saints: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 10 November 2024.</ref> In 2001 she appeared on the cover of TV Week to promote the series.[5]
In 2002, Tang presented the ABC Television children's program, Play School.[6]
She played Mei Lin in series 4 of The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2016),[7][8][9] and Dang, a brothel madam, in Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017).[10][1]
Tang has also appeared in Fireflies, Children's Hospital, Sea Patrol and the miniseries Tribe.[3][11]
Tang appeared in both seasons of ABC series Troppo, in 2022 and 2024.[12]
On 13 September 2024, Tang was named as part of the extended cast for series two of crime drama Deadloch.[13]
According to a report by the Australian Film Commission, Tang is considered a breakthrough actress given her racial background. She has been cast in several non ethnic-specific roles for mainstream shows, which is considered unusual for Australian broadcast television.[11][14]
Film
editTang has appeared in several films, including Son of the Mask, Strange Planet, and Ghost Rider.[3]
In 2020, she played Fiona Raley in the Stan comedy A Sunburnt Christmas, directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren.[15] In 2022 she played the voice of Floramae in the sci-fi drama Monolith, directed by Matt Vesely.[16]
Stage
editIn 2003, Tang played Chan, a young textile design student who wants to drop a charge of rape, in the Griffin Theatre Company production Songket, at Sydney Opera House. Darren Yap played the perpetrator, while Marta Dusseldorp plays an anthropologist.[17]
She has also appeared in productions by La Boite, Living Room Theatre, and Moor Productions.[1]
Awards
edit| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Ghost Writer | Matilda Award | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated[18] |
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Deadloch | TV series, 6 episodes | [19] | |
| 2024 | Nautilus | Suyin | 10 episodes | [20] |
| 2022–24 | Troppo | Sergeant Carrie Hench | 15 episodes | |
| 2024 | Exposure | Suzanna | 2 episodes | |
| Apples Never Fall | Sulin Hope | Miniseries, 3 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Darby and Joan | Cinta | 1 episode | |
| Mystery Road: Origin | Poppy | 2 episodes | ||
| Pieces of Her | US Marshall | 1 episode | ||
| 2021 | The Dog Days of Christmas | Stacy | TV movie | |
| 2019–20 | Reckoning | Principal Taft | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Jocelyn | 4 episodes | |
| The End | Lucy Roositer | 3 episodes | ||
| The Gloaming | Lena Madison | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | SeaChange | Clara Russo | 2 episodes | |
| Harrow | Sally Peterson | 1 episode | ||
| Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Lucy Harrington | 1 episode | ||
| 2018 | Fighting Season | Diana Lau | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Doctor Doctor | Sophie | 1 episode | ||
| Dead Lucky | Margaret | Miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | The Other Guy | Sam's Mum | 1 episode | |
| Top of the Lake | Dang | 5 episodes | ||
| 2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Mei Lin Blake | Season 4, 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Family Law | Auny Rose | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Hiding | Irene | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2008–09 | Sea Patrol | Xiao-Xiao | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | Firefiles | KC | 4 episodes | |
| Go Big | Lisa | TV movie | ||
| 1999-02 | All Saints | Kylie Preece / Barbara Chan | 89 episodes | |
| 2000 | Murder Call | Emma | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Tribe | Minh Tam | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| 1998–99 | Breakers | Maggie | TV series | |
| 1997 | Children's Hospital | Tina | TV series | |
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Rose | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Clarie | 1 episode |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | True Spirit | Susie | Feature film |
| 2022 | Monolith | Floramae | Feature film |
| Ticket to Paradise | Auctioneer | Feature film | |
| 2021 | The Moths Will Eat Them Up | Rayne | Short film |
| 2020 | A Sunburnt Christmas | Fiona Raley | Feature film[21] |
| Never Too Late | Kate | Feature film | |
| 2019 | Girl and Body | Dr Gibson | Short film |
| Heart and Bones | Ruth | Feature film | |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | News Reader | Feature film |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Animator | Feature film |
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Verna | Feature film |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Capricornia | Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with QUT[22] | |
| 2003 | Songket | Chan | Sydney Opera House with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2005 | Amigos | Sophie | La Boite Theatre |
| 2007 | Beautiful | The Woman | The Loft, Kelvin Grove (QUT),[23] with And Moore Productions |
| 2008 | The Ghost Writer | Claudia | And Moore Productions |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP)". CAAP Directors Announced. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b Myler, Carmen (12 October 1997 – 16 February 1998). "It's 'showtime' for acting graduates". INSIDE QUT: Queensland University of Technology Newspaper (170). Queensland University of Technology: 1.
...James Stewart, has already secured... a leading role in a new television series, Breakers... the series, which also features Academy graduates Louise Crawford, Ling-Hsueh Tang and Ben Blaylock...
- ^ a b c "Ling Cooper Tang". Kubler Auckland Management. 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Ling Cooper Tang". IMDB.
- ^ "TV WEEK covers - 2000s". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Presenters". National Museum of Australia; c=AU; o=Commonwealth of Australia; ou=National Museum of Australia. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Series 4 Episode Guide". Doctor Blake Mysteries Fan Site. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Ling Cooper Tang as Mei Lin Blake". Facebook. The Doctor Blake Mysteries. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 4, Against the Odds". BBC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Top of the Lake, China Girl, The Loved One". BBC. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b May, Harvey (2002). BROADCAST IN COLOUR: Cultural Diversity and Television Programming in Four Countries (PDF). ISBN 0-9580152-4-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2009.
- ^ Keast, Jackie (16 October 2023). "'Troppo' season 2 wraps for the ABC". IF Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (13 September 2024). "Filming underway on Deadloch S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Marion Jacka (May 2002). "Cultural Diversity in Australian Television Drama" (PDF).
- ^ Groves, Don (14 October 2020). "Christiaan Van Vuuren directs Stan Original comedy-of-errors 'A Sunburnt Christmas'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Mack, Andrew (9 January 2024). "MONOLITH: Official Trailer and Key Art Drop for Sci-fi Thriller, Coming This February". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Songket". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Tonya Turner (3 March 2009). "2009 Matilda Awards winners". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Knox, David (13 September 2024). "Filming underway on Deadloch S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (25 February 2022). "Georgia Flood joins Nautilus shoot in Qld | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Groves, Don (14 October 2020). "Christiaan Van Vuuren directs Stan Original comedy-of-errors 'A Sunburnt Christmas'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Capricornia". AusStage. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Ling-Hsueh Tang". sceneweb.no. Retrieved 11 November 2024.